University Park, Pa. - Sophomores Jake Sueflohn (149)
and Robert Kokesh (174) each upset top-three opponents but it wasn't enough as the
No. 13 Nebraska wrestling team fell to No. 1 Penn State, 33-9, on Sunday
afternoon at Rec Hall.

The Huskers
move to 9-4 on the season following the loss. NU is now 3-3 in Big Ten duals as
it lost its first true road match of the 2012-13 campaign. The Nittany Lions
improve to 8-0 with a 5-0 mark in the Big Ten.

Following a
forfeit at 125 pounds, Nebraska's Shawn Nagel faced off with Penn State's
Jordan Conaway at 133 pounds. Nagel, a junior, had an early takedown but
trailed the rest of the way in a 14-5 major decision loss. Nagel falls to 12-11
on the season and suffers his seventh dual loss.

Senior
Ridge Kiley and Bryan Pearsall battled through a scoreless first two periods at
141 pounds. In the third period, Pearsall earned an escape and used a riding
time point en route to a 2-0 decision. The victory gave Penn State an early
13-0 lead. Kiley, the 19th-ranked wrestler by InterMat, suffered his
seventh loss of the season and moves to 7-3 in duals.

Sueflohn
picked up Nebraska's first win of the dual as he pinned No. 3 Andrew Alton in
5:33 at 149 pounds. Alton took an early 4-0 against Sueflohn but the Husker
sophomore used a third-period reversal for a 6-5 lead before the pin. Alton
suffered his first loss of the season after a 17-0 start. Sueflohn improves to
17-3 on the season with an 8-2 record in duals.

No. 4 James
Green looked to keep the momentum going for Nebraska at 157 pounds but fell by a
3-1 decision against No. 6 Dylan Alton. Following a scoreless first period,
Alton escaped to take a narrow 1-0 lead before a late takedown in the third to
clinch the victory. Green suffered his first loss in dual competition and falls
to 15-2 overall.

At 165
pounds, senior Tyler Koehn started for the Huskers against No. 2 David Taylor. Koehn
trailed throughout in a 16-1 technical fall loss that gave Penn State a 21-6
lead.

No. 4 Kokesh
responded at 174 pounds with a 10-7 decision over No. 3 Matt Brown to cut the
lead to 21-9. Kokesh extends his winning streak to 21 as he improves to 26-1 on
the season with a 12-1 dual mark.

The Huskers
suffered losses at 184, 197 and heavyweight to contribute to the 33-9 final
score. Senior Josh Ihnen (184) took an early lead against No. 1 Ed Ruth but
fell by an 18-3 technical fall. Caleb Kolb (197) fell to No. 3 Quentin Wright
by a 10-2 major decision before Spencer Johnson (HWT) lost a 7-4 decision in
the final match of the afternoon against No. 17 Jon Gingrich.

The Huskers
will look to bounce back on Friday night as they host Michigan State at 7 p.m. Fans
are encouraged to arrive early for the final match at NU Coliseum for senior
night festivities as well as a tribute to gold medalist Jordan Burroughs and Tom
Osborne. The dual will be available on Big Ten Digital Network.